CLI Guide

set topology
Changes the topology attribute for a Fibre Channel port.
Contexts
/engines/engine/directors/director/hardware/ports/port
Syntax
set topology
[p2p|loop]
Arguments
Required
arguments
p2p Sets the port’s topology as point-to-point. The port comes up as an F-port.
Use the p2p topology to connect the Fibre Channel fabric to a node.
loop Sets the port’s topology as loop. The port comes up as an FL-Port.
Use the loop topology to connect a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (ring-style network topology) to a fabric.
Description
Change the default setting for a Fibre Channel port.
Default: p2p.
NOTE:
According to best practices, the front-end ports should be set to the default p2p and connected to the hosts via a
switched fabric.
WARNING: It is not recommended to change the topology on the local COM ports, as it can lead to the directors
going down and data unavailability.
Example
Navigate to a Fibre Channel port context and set the topology as p2p:
VPlexcli:/> cd /engines/engine-1-1/directors/Cluster_1_Dir1A/hardware/ports/A4-FC02
VPlexcli:/engines/engine-1-1/directors/Cluster_1_Dir1A/hardware/ports/A4-FC02> set
topology p2p
VPlexcli:/engines/engine-1-1/directors/Cluster_1_Dir1A/hardware/ports/A4-FC02> ll
Name Value
------------------ ------------------
address 0x5000144240014742
current-speed 8Gbits/s
description -
enabled true
max-speed 8Gbits/s
node-wwn 0x500014403ca00147
operational-status ok
port-status up
port-wwn 0x5000144240014742
protocols [fc]
role wan-com
Commands
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